One strategy for converting biomass to conventional hydrocarbon fuels involves the use of naturally occurring bacterial enzymes.

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One strategy for converting biomass to conventional hydrocarbon fuels involves the use of naturally occurring bacterial enzymes. In certain cyanobacteria, a fatty acyl-ACP undergoes conversion to a fatty aldehyde. An aldehyde decarbonylase acts on the aldehyde, producing CO and an alkane. Identify the alkanes generated from stearoyl-ACP and palmitoyl-ACP.

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Fundamentals Of Biochemistry Life At The Molecular Level

ISBN: 9781118918401

5th Edition

Authors: Donald Voet, Judith G Voet, Charlotte W Pratt

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